Subject: Regional conference stuff. From: the Utah SPJ Board To: All you crazy college kids coming to the Region 9 Conference. Memo: Don’t forget to bring your clips/tapes and sign up for resume and portfolio review. We’ve got a team of working editors, managers, etc., willing to sit down and look at your stuff and … More Regional conference memo.

From SPJ board member Ana Breton: If you’ve found yourself with nothing to do after the SPJ Region 9 Conference, fear not, there are plenty of exciting things to do around Salt Lake City! Friday: Restaurants: After you leave the Salt Lake Tribune on Friday night, you simply need to walk south to find a … More What are you doing tonight?

A reminder that the SPJ Region 9 Conference is being held this weekend! Lots of good stuff to talk about! Click on the poster below for more info:

From Utah SPJ board member Linda Petersen: On Monday, March 23, the League of Women Voters Salt Lake Chapter, will host an event at which the local community can become involved in an initiative announced by President Obama on his first day in office and can help craft a directive that will move the federal … More Open the door!

That’s right, it’s time for the SPJ Region 9 Conference! We’re hosting it and working up a whole bunch of interesting panel discussions and seminars to help you adapt to these changing times in journalism. Registration is $35 for SPJ members before March 27. It’s $45 if you pay at the door. You can register … More Region Conference Deadline Approaching!

Congratulations to the winners from Utah in the “Top of the Rockies” awards! More than 800 entries were received from more than 50 news outlets in Colorado, Utah, Wyoming and New Mexico. You can read all about it here.

As journalists, we’re all good with deadlines. This is one you don’t want to miss. A reminder that February 27 is the deadline to enter the annual Utah Headliners Chapter contest! You can download a copy of the contest guidelines here. A .pdf version of the entry form (just type in the info and print) … More Deadline approaching.

Dear Friends of Open Government, You can make a difference by making a call or writing something today. Its time to alert everyone we know, citizens, journalists and officials about HB122, sponsored by Rep. Doug Aagard, R-Kaysville. HB122 passed the House yesterday. We need to contact Senators. I have attached new talking points that address … More Action Alert! from Joel Campbell